I’ve decided to try to do the Photo a Day project with Fat Mum Slim again. Today’s prompt was “Play,” which was convenient since there’s usually quite a lot of that going on around here.
Rockford performed Young MC’s “Principal’s Office” in the sixth-grade talent show.
My sister-in-law and her husband wanted to spend a night on their own for their anniversary — which was actually in February, but this was the first weekend we could make it work — so we had a number of kids in the house. By which I mean:
The cats did not enjoy the extra activity, but the rest of us did. Rockford and the 11-year-old did some long-overdue landscaping, and the 13-year-old spent most of her time entertaining the seven and the fives. Meanwhile, the 15-year-old and I spent some quality time together, which may have involved sitting on couches in the living room with our books.
It was a surprisingly relaxed weekend.
This week the kids are going to be performing in our homeschool co-op’s talent show, which promises to be entertaining. I’m not sure what any of the other children plan to do, but Poppy is going to recite a few things and Pete will be doing an interpretive dance to the “Ghostbusters” theme song. In other words, it’ll be a must-see event.
And … the menu plan! Here it is!
- Monday: Sesame noodles
- I used to make sesame noodles pretty frequently, and then they kind of fell off my radar. The Pioneer Woman’s Simple Sesame Noodles recipe is pretty similar to the way I make mine. I like to add shredded carrots, too. I put the carrots in the colander and drain the noodles over top of them to cook them just a little. These are great cold, too, so I like to make enough to have leftovers for lunch the next day.
- Tuesday: Baked ravioli
- I’m not generally a brand-loyalist, but our usually grocery store only has a few brands of frozen ravioli. I didn’t go to our usual grocery store this week, though, so I’m using generic ravioli. I don’t think it’ll make much of a difference.
- Wednesday: ???
- Wednesday is talent show night, and I’m not sure what we’ll be doing for dinner. It’ll either be something out or something very simple. Like cereal.
- Thursday: Honey Dinner!
- The National Honey Board was one of the sponsors of the Blissdom Conference, and they were giving out recipe booklets. So I figured why try one honey-based recipe when we can have four or five?
- Friday: Pizza
- We tried a new, local pizza place last week, and the people there were so friendly that it might just be our new go-to for pizza night.
11 reasons I’m glad I went to Blissdom
And this is the reason I will continue going to social media conferences whenever possible. Let me tell you about some of the people I got to hang out with at Blissdom.
- Anne of NotASuperMom.com is more super than she lets on. She’s super-supportive, super-funny and super-wonderful.
Jasmine from TheBrokins.com is 100 percent authentic, all the time. And she does roller derby, which is pretty much the coolest, most ferocious thing a lady can do, in my opinion.
Suzanne from KinseysTexasTales.com is all heart. She’s seriously one of the kindest, most sincere people I’ve ever met.
Amiyrah from 4HatsAndFrugal.com is going places, mark my words. She’s so smart & savvy & lovely.
Heather of Home-Ec 101 is the only person I know who can successfully wear a sailboat-print dress. I didn’t get to spend all that much time with her, because she is very rarely not doing 16 different jobs at one time.
Stephanie at Talking is My Primary Function is far too much fun. It’s good that she lives so far away from me, really. One can’t toss fake pizzas into the clouds and dance until one has to remove one’s heels every weekend.
Bridget of The Ivey League and I hit it off from the moment we met. It was fast friends at first sight. We have a frightening amount in common.
Julia of January Day (my roommate!) is just as serene as her blog would lead you to believe. She brought her own tea kettle! That’s commitment to serenity.
Piper of Piper on the Mountain is a bundle of sunshine. She lives in a gorgeous, remote part of the world, and she takes amazing pictures of her adventures.
Sherry from Paper Scissors Keyboard was a friend of a friend who said we had to meet. I’m so glad I listened, because Sherry is a gem.
Katie of Motherbumper is tiny, feisty and even funnier in person than she is on the twitters. Ask her to tell you about cake and a hook sometime.
Spending time with a bunch of bright ladies who get this goofy blogging thing was a balm to my frazzled soul. And even when it was occasionally awkward (sorry I ate so much of your candy, Bridget), it was never as awkward as those few minutes I spent on an elevator alone with Jeremy Sisto. (Turns out I act weird when the people in my TV become the people in my elevator.)
